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package com.oracle.svm.util;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import jdk.vm.ci.meta.annotation.Annotated;

/**
 * An annotated element that can return {@link Annotation}s at Native Image runtime..
 */
public interface RuntimeAnnotated extends Annotated {
    /**
     * Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is
     * <em>present</em>, else null.
     *
     * @param <T> the type of the annotation to query for and return if present
     * @param annotationClass the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
     * @return this element's annotation for the specified annotation type if present on this
     *         element, else null
     * @throws NullPointerException if the given annotation class is null
     */
    <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass);
}
